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WhatsApp in Asia far from runaway success

Its ability to sustain growth to justify Facebook's US$19b price tag in doubt

Mon, Sep 15, 2014 - 12:09 PM

Singapore WHATSAPP may be hugely popular but its forays into Asia, the world's biggest mobile market, have had mixed success, raising questions about whether it can sustain the explosive growth that Facebook cited to justify its US$19 billion price tag. Data from app metric company App Annie,